August 18, 2025 In praise of new beginnings This is a season of new beginnings for me. New beginnings can be exciting and fun. Just as the iconic song tells us, though,…
August 4, 2025 I found emotional support in two unexpected places What do you do when you need emotional support, but your friends or family are not available? Like so many menopausal women, I often…
July 28, 2025 When something you really want falls apart Setbacks are hard, and they happen to everyone. It’s tough when something you’ve been hoping, praying and wishing on a star for doesn’t come…
June 26, 2025 Please, please, please… stop asking me to lose weight. This blog post goes out to someone special in my life. An influential person close to me whom I care about. Someone I love,…
June 12, 2025 A fabulous girls’ day out in Cincinnati, Ohio I like to celebrate my birthday in somewhat epic fashion each year – and especially for the “big ages” ending in zero or five….
April 21, 2025 Why I’m happy that I sized up in these jeans Do you typically stick to the same clothing brands, or do you venture out and try new brands at times? I ordered a pair…
February 24, 2025 How often do you do something just for pleasure? Growing up with English parents meant that I got to hear some interesting Victorian-era sayings. One of the most memorable British-isms from my father…
January 27, 2025 Relationships, purpose and service: the magic elixir of life I’m turning 55 this year. This feels like an age by which one should know something – after all, that’s an awful lot of…
November 18, 2024 Juggling two new languages on Duolingo is not easy I have been practicing learning a language on Duolingo daily for almost two years. I love Duolingo and the way it instantly became a…
July 22, 2024 How will those tattoos look when you’re old? “How are those tattoos going to look when you’re old?!” This is one of the most common questions or critiques that heavily tattooed people…
